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Douglas Adams was brilliant and gone too soon

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

May 22, 2021 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

I don’t remember the first time I read, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (HGttG), I suspect sometime in middle school. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read it since. HGttG is probably responsible for much of my sense of humor. When Adams suddenly passed away in 2001, I felt a profound sense of loss, he was brilliant, ahead of his time, and his writings (fiction and non) were so very funny. Every so often it will pop into my head, “What would Adams think […]

“What a fool. What a destructive, romantic, ridiculous act. It was always a certain kind of ass who approached love like that”.

Harrow the Ninth: The Locked Tomb trilogy vol. 2 by Tamsyn Muir

May 3, 2021 by Dome'Loki 16 Comments

Spoiler free review of Harrow the Ninth. I started Harrow at the wrong time. When I began in mid-February, I didn’t know my dog was about to have an emergency that would lead to his passing within a month. I couldn’t focus and the book deserved more attention. I put it down for a long time and read comfort fluff. When I picked Harrow back up again I would read it off and on. One night I was determined to finish it, stayed up way too […]

It’s kind of like if Harry Potter was destined to destroy the world, crossed with the Hunger Games, and Hogwarts was actively trying to kill you

Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

March 17, 2021 by Dome'Loki 4 Comments

Naomi Novik burst on the scene with her Temeraire series but around book 4 or 5 I lost interest. Then last year I finally read Spinning Silver and was reminded what a good author she is and was excited to find out that a new book was forth coming in the Fall, Deadly Education. Attending one of her virtual release events whetted my appetite and I have been eagerly waiting for Deadly Education to rise to the top of the TBR, I’m happy to report it lived […]

Sloppy editing, battle that just kept going, and an egregious character death: Peace Talks part B

Battle Ground by Jim Butcher

March 9, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Jim Butcher said it was a publishing decision to break apart Peace Talks and Battle Ground into two books due to length and the sharp turn between the two halves of the story. However, I’m not certain this was justified or needed. Last year I read two books that were longer than the combined length of Peace Talks and Battle Ground. And I suspect had the two been published together that the overall book would have been smaller, had the story not needed to be padded out to fill two […]

Dresden’s very long list of things to do and the best quote, “Home is where you embrace the present and plan the future. It’s where the books are.”

Peace Talks by Jim Butcher

March 5, 2021 by Dome'Loki 5 Comments

For the first time I’m going to attempt to work on my review while still reading the book. Let’s see what happens! 2/23 : I haven’t touched a Dresden novel since the release of the previous volume in 2014, so before cracking open Peace Talks had to look up recaps for Skin Game and Cold Days to refresh my memory. As it’s been several years, I had forgotten how quickly the stakes are introduced and Harry is thrown into the fire but this book seems to have […]

Tales from the Eloise omnibus, part 2: Moscow is full of black caviar from the Caspian Sea and spies

Eloise in Moscow by Kay Thompson (author), Hilary Knight (illustrator)

February 23, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Following on the heels of Eloise at Christmastime is the re-read of Eloise in Moscow. Eloise has come to Moscow in style, riding in the Rolls Royce her grandmother had sent because, “you only go to Moscow once”. She is accompanied by Nanny, Weenie (the dog), but Skipperdee (the turtle) develops a nervous cough and is sent by diplomatic pouch back to the Plaza hotel in NYC. No reason is given for the visit beyond vague mention of Eloise being a diplomat child and once again her […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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